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Douglass & Co. [carte de visite, vignette bust portrait]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00919.24.30 Author/Creator: Douglass & Co. Place Written: Buffalo, New York Type: Photograph Date: no date Pagination: 10.6 x 7.2 cm. Order a Copy

White mount with Douglass & Co. imprint on recto. Ink inscription "1864-5" beneath image. Vignette bust portrait.

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